At the trial (Photo: VNA) Hoa Binh (VNA) – The People’s Court of northern Hoa Binh province on May 11 opened the first instance trial on the 2017-2018national high school exam cheating scandal in which dozens of candidates hadtheir exam scores increased so they could graduate high school andattend universities or colleges.
Thirteen out of 15 defendants who are formereducation officials, teachers and police officers in the province are beingtried for abuse of power while performing their official duties to inflate theexam scores of students.
Among the defendants are Nguyen Quang Vinh,born in 1966, residing in Hoa Binh city, former head of the Testing and QualityAssurance Division under the provincial Department of Education and Training;Diep Thi Hong Lien, born in 1974, residing in Hoa Binh city, former vice headof the Testing and Quality Assurance Division; and Khuong Ngoc Chat, born in 1975,residing in Hoa Binh city, former head of the Internal Political SecurityDivision under the provincial Department of Public Security.
Do Manh Tuan, born in 1979, residing in LacThuy district, Hoa Binh province, former vice principle of Lac Thuy DistrictSecondary and High Boarding School, is also charged forreceiving bribes in addition to abuse of power.
Ho Chuc, born in 1975, residing in Phu Thanh commune,Lac Thuy district, former teacher of Thanh Ha High school in Lac Thuy districtis charged for giving bribes.
According to the indictment by the provincialPeople’s Prosecuracy, the defendants abused their power and made use of theirrelationships to collude and intervene to raise the marks of candidates in thenational high school exam in 2017 and 2018.
The intervention raised marks for 65candidates who sat for the national exam in 2018 and one candidate who sat forthe national exam in 2017.
Of the candidates benefiting from the scheme,45 were forced to quit school after their exams were re-marked objectively, tenothers could continue their university courses as their remarked scoreswere eligible for university admission.
Six other candidates did not attenduniversity courses even though their remarked scores met universities’requirements, one candidate failed to get university admission while anothercandidate did not apply for any university or college.
The trial will run until May 18./.
Thirteen out of 15 defendants who are formereducation officials, teachers and police officers in the province are beingtried for abuse of power while performing their official duties to inflate theexam scores of students.
Among the defendants are Nguyen Quang Vinh,born in 1966, residing in Hoa Binh city, former head of the Testing and QualityAssurance Division under the provincial Department of Education and Training;Diep Thi Hong Lien, born in 1974, residing in Hoa Binh city, former vice headof the Testing and Quality Assurance Division; and Khuong Ngoc Chat, born in 1975,residing in Hoa Binh city, former head of the Internal Political SecurityDivision under the provincial Department of Public Security.
Do Manh Tuan, born in 1979, residing in LacThuy district, Hoa Binh province, former vice principle of Lac Thuy DistrictSecondary and High Boarding School, is also charged forreceiving bribes in addition to abuse of power.
Ho Chuc, born in 1975, residing in Phu Thanh commune,Lac Thuy district, former teacher of Thanh Ha High school in Lac Thuy districtis charged for giving bribes.
According to the indictment by the provincialPeople’s Prosecuracy, the defendants abused their power and made use of theirrelationships to collude and intervene to raise the marks of candidates in thenational high school exam in 2017 and 2018.
The intervention raised marks for 65candidates who sat for the national exam in 2018 and one candidate who sat forthe national exam in 2017.
Of the candidates benefiting from the scheme,45 were forced to quit school after their exams were re-marked objectively, tenothers could continue their university courses as their remarked scoreswere eligible for university admission.
Six other candidates did not attenduniversity courses even though their remarked scores met universities’requirements, one candidate failed to get university admission while anothercandidate did not apply for any university or college.
The trial will run until May 18./.
VNA
